Did You Know:

Novelist, poet and educator Fred Chappell grew up in Canton and graduated from high school there in 1954.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Commissioners of Haywood County will hold a Public Hearing at 5:30 p.m., Monday, May 21, 2012 in the Historic Courtroom of the Haywood County Courthouse, located at 215 N. Main Street in Waynesville. The purpose of the hearing is to receive public input on the proposed Haywood County Budget for Fiscal Year 2012-2013.

Copies of the proposed 2012-13 County Budget are available on the Haywood County website, www.haywoodnc.net, the County Manager’s Office and the Finance Office, both of which are located in the Haywood County Courthouse. Copies are also available at the Waynesville and Canton branches of the Haywood County Public Library.

Persons wishing to be heard at the public hearing are asked to be present. The County Commissioners may adopt reasonable rules governing the conduct of the hearing including (i) fixing the maximum time allotted to each speaker, (ii) providing for the designation of spokesmen for groups of persons supporting or opposing the same position, (iii) providing for the selection of delegates from groups of persons supporting or opposing the same positions when the number of persons wishing to attend the hearing exceeds the capacity of the hall, and (iv) providing for the maintenance of order and decorum in the conduct of the hearing.